They probably should have called the film THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS, because that's EXACTLY what it's going to do.

Shea can't be the new Indy! Waaa!

You haven't even seen KOTCS yet. How the fuck do you know? A pre-conceived notion like that is what makes you such a dumb-ass fuck tard.

Chill the fuck out.

Then again, what are you going to do with yourself if you can't cry like a little bitch?

Blow your nose and wipe your tears and quit being such a pussy.

TOD on the other hand is an abomination. Absolutely stupid. In fact, its insultingly bad. It tramples all over the Indy franchise almost as badly as KOTCS allegedly does.

and once given lead roles, he proved he could raise to the occasions. so he's not a better actor than "Ryan Gosling, Jake Gyllenhaal", etc. so fucking what? harrison ford has never been in the same league as pacino, deniro, etc. the guy is in it for stardom, never for the art, you can see that from the the type of movies he's been doing.

But again, it wasn't that Indy was afraid of knowledge, it was that he understood the value of it, and the danger that certain knowledge brings with it.

Honestly, I watched all 3 of the original films on saturday, then saw the new one on sunday, and I really liked it. 2nd favorite after Last Crusade. My order goes:

1) Last Crusade

2) Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

3) Raiders of the Lost Ark

4) Temple of Doom

I don't really get the ToD love. It was alright but far campier than any of the movies (new one included), and the dark bits didn't make up for it, it just made it feel uneven. Raiders was good but the ending was really weak for me, as it had Indy and Marion just strapped to a pole, watching as the badguys kill themselves. LC is at the top of the list for me because of the Indy/Connery dynamic, as well as an ending that was significantly more satisfying (indy actually participates) than raiders.

Crystal Skull once again sees indy as an observer to the finale, but the film that comes before it has some of the best action sequences of the entire quadrilogy, which is what puts it in 2nd place for me.

I think if you go into this movie with an open mind, you should have no problem liking it. It's campy, but not THAT campy. Nowhere near ToD's levels. I would say to just keep in mind the fact that Raiders had it's share of camp and silliness to it, too. It seems that everyone picks Raiders out as the purest, truest indy film, but upon repeat watching, there are definitely moments (for me, anyway) where i thought "that was kind of ridiculous". These moments have always been part of the Indy formula, like it or not. Crystal Skull is no different.

Bottom line, though, is that it FEELS like an Indy film... And that's a pretty great quality.

for me, i trust the 'real' critics' judgements anyday over any of the geek reviewers on this site.